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Margurite Meucci

Margurite Meucci

Dec 7, 2012

Obituary Margurite Meucci Wife - Mom - Granny... Mom died peacefully in her sleep at home, just the way she wanted it. She was born August 6, 1924 to Joseph and Laura Kennedy in Oak Creek, Colorado. After graduation in 1942 from St. Leo's, she went on to graduate in 1945 from St. Joseph's School of Nursing. On August 17,...

Nancy Glump

Nancy Glump

Dec 5, 2012

Obituary Nancy Jean Glump Nancy was born on May 30, 1936 to Bonnell and Edna Glump in Tacoma, WA. Following a long battle with Alzheimer's, Nancy went home to be with her parents and her brother, Tom, on December 5, 2012. After graduating from Aquinas Academy in 1954, Nancy entered the convent and was a Tacoma Dominican Sister ("Sr. Mary...

Olga Porso

Olga Porso

Dec 1, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home

James  Vincent Cammarano

James Vincent Cammarano

Nov 30, 2012

Obituary James Vincent Cammarano Jr. James was born in Tacoma, Washington to James Vincent & Nellie Cammarano on February 10th, 1933 and passed peacefully at home in University Place on November 30th, 2012. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge, The Knights of Columbus, The Christopher Columbus Society and he maintained his membership in the Tacoma Yacht Club...

Lois  Marie Cox

Lois Marie Cox

Nov 30, 2012

Obituary Lois M. Cox Lois M. Cox, born Dec. 14, 1923 in Tacoma, died Nov. 30, 2012 in Bremerton with her daughter by her side. A lifetime Tacoma resident, she was a devoted wife and loving mother. She will be remembered for her kindness, unending energy, and support of her husband when he went blind. Lois was preceded in death...

Robert  Arthur Jacques

Robert Arthur Jacques

Nov 26, 2012

Obituary Robert A. Jacques The Honorable Robert A. "Bob" Jacques passed away after a brief illness on Monday, November 26, 2012 at the age of 92. He was preceded in death by his Father Louis S. Jacques and his Mother Anne Egger Jacques, his former wife Dolores O'Connell Jacques, daughter Margaret A. Jacques, and former brother in law John J....

David  John Fitzgerald

David John Fitzgerald

Nov 24, 2012

Obituary David John Fitzgerald David John "Fitz" Fitzgerald passed away November 24th, 2012. He was born in Portland, OR on December 1, 1965. The youngest of Delores and late-father Edward Fitzgerald's nine children, Dave was the beloved husband of 24 years to Cindy and father of eight-year-old Darby. Dave was an admired rock-n-roll drummer and singer who liked cars and...

Melvin  Carl Rowe

Melvin Carl Rowe

Nov 22, 2012

Obituary Melvin Carl Rowe Melvin was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He passed away peacefully at the age of 90 at Tacoma General Hospital. He was born in Milton to Sam and Ida Rowe. After graduation from Fife High School in 1942 he served in the US Navy during WWII on the battleship USS Idaho. He is an...

Dennise  Marian Radhe

Dennise Marian Radhe

Nov 22, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Bonnie  Nadine Riordan

Bonnie Nadine Riordan

Nov 17, 2012

Obituary Bonnie Nadine Riordan We stand together with a heavy heart to announce the unexpected passing of Bonnie Nadine Riordan on November 17th, 2012 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. This beloved woman served the Tacoma Community for more than a decade at Skyline Elementary as a Special Education Para-Educator. She was born October 15th, 1952, in Tacoma, and...

Kurtis  R Mayer

Kurtis R Mayer

Nov 13, 2012

Obituary Kurtis R. Mayer On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, a bright light faded from the Tacoma community. Kurtis R. Mayer was born on January 14, 1930 in Mainz, Germany. As a Jewish child in Nazi Germany, Kurt lived through the gradual loss of rights as he and his parents, Joe and Emmy Mayer, moved around and lived in hiding during...

Albert  Donald Martin

Albert Donald Martin

Nov 12, 2012

Obituary Albert Donald Martin Albert, 92, of Lakewood, WA, died Monday, November 12, 2012. He was born to the late Harry and Hazel Martin on March 12, 1920 in Montana. Al graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA. He was to married the love of his life, the late Elizabeth Jane Allgrunn, for nearly 50 years. Al proudly served...

Angel  D. Marzano

Angel D. Marzano

Nov 12, 2012

Obituary Angel D. Marzano Angel D. Marzano passed away peacefully on November 12th, 2012. Born on May 22nd, 1925 in Stephen, Minn., to Thomas and Mary Frederick. One of 13 children, she was preceded in death by brothers William, Lawrence, John, David and Stewart; sisters Ethel, Pearl, Myrtle, Florence, Lillian and June. She married our dad, Frank Marzano on May...

Sofia  Dire Healy

Sofia Dire Healy

Nov 6, 2012

Obituary Sofia DiRe Healy Sofia DiRe Healy passed peacefully away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, at the age of 93. She had been a resident of Tobey Jones Retirement Community since 2009. Sadly, the last mile of her life's journey was marked with the loss of a beloved son, a sorrow she carried with dignity and faith...

James  J Mullen

James J Mullen

Nov 3, 2012

Obituary James J. Mullen James J. Mullen passed away at St. Joseph Hospital on November 3, 2012 from a rare lung condition at age 88. He was born in New York City and grew up in Manhattan during the great depression. After the start of WWII, he joined the U.S. Navy and was eventually sent to England and then with...

Vera  Fay Oaklund

Vera Fay Oaklund

Oct 30, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.

Mary  Margaret Boskovich

Mary Margaret Boskovich

Oct 29, 2012

Obituary Mary Boskovich Mary was born November 17, 1926 in Tacoma, WA. She was the first born of Paul Dorotich and Milka (Jonsich) Dorotich, who immigrated from the Island of Brac on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. She was born in the home of Bozi and Magdalena Boskovich, the parents of her future husband Ted Boskovich. She and her parents...

Victoria  Kathaleena Nash

Victoria Kathaleena Nash

Oct 28, 2012

Obituary Victoria Kathaleena Nash Victoria was born on January 3rd, 1991 to her loving mother and father, Angel Nash and Ebon Nash. She was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina while her father served in Desert Storm. The second happiest day of her fathers life was that wonderful phone call received in the desert stating he was the father of...

James  John Jonczyk

James John Jonczyk

Oct 25, 2012

Obituary James John Jonczyk Jim was born on May 22, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington to Anna and Harry Jonczyk. He graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Puget Sound. He served the U.S. Navy during World Ward II and participated in invasions at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He worked for 43 years for Farmers Insurance Company in their...

Henryk Zylik

Henryk Zylik

Oct 24, 2012

Obituary Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home.